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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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